NAMAKKAL: The Namakkal district administration would initiate stern action, if the dyeing units that were closed for violation of rules, were found being operated once again.
REACTING to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's earlier remark that linking of rivers in India would be an environmental disaster, chief minister Karunanidhi reiterated, on Sunday, that interlinking of rivers at the national level is a must.
Bangalore: Karnataka is releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu in accordance with the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.
The Minister for Water Resources, Basavaraj Bommai, said here on Monday that the Karnataka government was releasing adequate water to Tamil Nadu as all the Cauvery basin reservoirs
Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that Karnataka has been releasing Cauvery river water this kharif season as per the final award of the Cauvery River Water Dispute Tribunal.
Speaking to reporters, he said the KRS reservoir has recorded 26,863 cusecs inflow, while the outflow is 14,994 cusecs. The present water level is 123.25 ft against the total capacity of 124 ft.
THAMBIVUDAYAAN , a Tamil film based on the Cauvery issue and its effects on farmers in Thanjavur delta, has received a Censor Board Certificate after removing the word Cauvery throughout the film.
The State government has "instructed" the officials at KRS dam to release water to Tamil Nadu.
outpour: Water being released from gate numbers 37 and 38 of Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district on Tuesday. DH PHOTO
The state started releasing over 12,000 cusec water into the river Cauvery from Tuesday morning.
Cities in India are moving towards commercially viable models of urban water and sanitation delivery to fill the widening gap between demand and supply. Cost recovery through upfront beneficiary contributions is increasingly becoming a key consideration in the provision of piped water and sewerage.
